It is an ember. To the eye it is ashen. Nothing more than a coal really. Dead. Of no consequence. But that is in appearance only. One breath. One little bit of wind, and it glows red hot. What was without life, suddenly finds expression. It must be fed of course. More breath. More oxygen. … Continue reading The Ember
So You Want a King…
As the election approaches I am getting more and more uneasy. This uneasiness is not because of the vote, as much as it is because of what I see. The divide between us is greater than ever. I have friends on both sides of aisle and the rhetoric is heating up, but even that isn’t … Continue reading So You Want a King…
Melting Down
How are you feeling these days? I’m asking seriously. It seems to me we are in a season of melting down. I’ve talked to several people who are feeling the pressure of the times in which we are living. I am as well. The result is a cracking of our souls. Our emotions are riding … Continue reading Melting Down
Taming the Tongue
One of the most disheartening things about the current state of our country is the unharnessing of the tongue. The idea that I can say anything to anyone, without thought, is contrary to the way I was raised. The adage that if I can’t say something nice, I don’t say anything at all, was drilled … Continue reading Taming the Tongue
Freedom Day
October 7 1963. 57 years ago today. Did you know about Freedom Day? I didn’t either until recently. Seems there are many events that were left out of my public school education as a child. Freedom Day was an organized effort to register Black voters in the Dallas County district of Alabama. The population of … Continue reading Freedom Day
Even Now
The moon has spilled a bucket of sterling, which washes over the landscape like a river. The trees reach up as if bathing in a shower of light. Their leaves soak in every drop, turning each one into a silver-plated work of art. A forest is coated with light itself and glowing so brightly it … Continue reading Even Now
Words to the Weary
This is an excerpt from the new book I am working to get published, titled Words to the Weary. It is a daily devotional book and this one I felt was appropriate for today. Weary One, Is the dark getting darker? Is your world out of control? That’s good news! That means the light is … Continue reading Words to the Weary
Bestowing Brokenness
The moon calls me to my chair, that, and the heavy heart I am carrying around these days. It seems the world has lost its mind. The blanket of despair doesn’t warm the soul, it suffocates it. The depth of loss is immeasurable. I am not even sure we know that it is loss that … Continue reading Bestowing Brokenness
Dancing in the Rain
Family celebrations are a welcome respite in these crazy times in which we are living. My nephew, James, and his bride, Erin, had planned their wedding for March at the Jule Collins Smith Art Museum, on the Auburn campus where they met. That date had to be cancelled due to Coronavirus. Two more times they … Continue reading Dancing in the Rain
Resistance
This whole computer nightmare has once again brought out how much I hate change. I prefer my comfort zone, thank you very much. I want my old systems, my documents, my photos, all of it, to be right where I put it. I want to be able to quickly find what I need. Never mind … Continue reading Resistance
